This wiki is an online repository for digital documents created as part of the session on creating digital copies of primary source material for the MLTI Student Conference, May 26, 2011.
Session description:
The letters your grandmother wrote to her family from her time in the service in Korea...the stories your father tells you of summer vacation shenanigans when he was young...the Civil War rifle your uncle has in pride of place on his wall...All of these are primary source material that can be used to tell the story of your family, the community you are part of and our shared history. Find out how to produce digital copies and products of these and other artifacts, which can then be shared and used by countless others to piece together the stories of history. Use the digital copies to begin telling your story, and discover how to contribute to the growing jigsaw of our history in many online spaces.
Session description:
The letters your grandmother wrote to her family from her time in the service in Korea...the stories your father tells you of summer vacation shenanigans when he was young...the Civil War rifle your uncle has in pride of place on his wall...All of these are primary source material that can be used to tell the story of your family, the community you are part of and our shared history. Find out how to produce digital copies and products of these and other artifacts, which can then be shared and used by countless others to piece together the stories of history. Use the digital copies to begin telling your story, and discover how to contribute to the growing jigsaw of our history in many online spaces.